It is a very common and reasonable question for those coming to Pure Land Buddhism for the first time to ask: “Who is Amitabha Buddha?”
Fear is the air we breathe. We subscribe to religions that exploit our dread of death. We do business in an economy of fear as
The concept of “two Buddhas, two teachings” The title’s statement is extracted from the Commentary of Contemplation Sutra written by Master Shandao, the de facto founder of Pure
The Three Pure Land Sutras As we know, all Buddhist teachings are spoken and expounded by Shakyamuni Buddha. Shakyamuni also introduced the Pure Land teaching,
One of the main discussions around Pure Land Buddhism is that of Other Power versus Self Power. Indeed one of the major criticisms of Pure
Behind the simple invocation of “Namo Amitabha Buddha” (nianfo) awaits the keys to Amitabha Buddha’s Land of Bliss (Sukhavati). According to Master Shandao (613 – 681),
The eyes and ears of sentient beings are limited in their scope and we have very limited knowledge. Moreover, many Pure Land practitioners have witnessed
Of all the Chinese Buddhist traditions, Pure Land Buddhism has perhaps the largest following. Although the Pratyutpanna Sutra (which describes a fairly advanced form of Pure Land
A tremendous portion of Chinese Buddhism’s rich inheritance is drawn from two traditions. On the one hand we have the deeply devotional Pure Land, where
